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suitable conjunctions. Use as many conjunctions as you can |
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He stepped on the
dog's tail; ______, the dog bit him.
He stepped on the
dog's tail; therefore, the
dog bit him.
Fortunately she had
moved aside; ______ the car would have hit her.
Fortunately she had
moved aside; otherwise the
car would have hit her. |
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This shirt would cost
only eight ______ nine dollars in Oakland. |
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He missed the bus,
______ he arrived late for the meeting. |
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Our destination was
about thirty ______ forty kilometers to the north. |
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We had a puncture on
the way; ______ , we arrived at the party late. |
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He broke the most
important rule in the club; ______ , he was expelled from it. |
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You must follow the
instructions ______ you won't get the experiment correct. |
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I followed the
instructions; ______ , I did the experiment correctly. |
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You may ______
purchase this oven by instalments ______ pay the full price now. |
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You mustn't take this
route ______ you'll find yourself far away from your cousin's
house. |
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She didn't do as she
was told; ______ , she was severely punished. |
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It was most fortunate
that the lifeguard was there, ______ she would have drowned. |
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I'll take ______ you
or your sister to the concert. I can't take both of you, I'm
afraid. |
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______ Amy ______
Agnes wanted to go to the pictures with us; ______ we went
without them. |
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We had to postpone
the match ______ the other team would not have been able to
play. |
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______ Sandra ______
Judy bothered to clean up the mess that they had made; ______
they were sent to the principal's office. |
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"Come on ______
Monday ______ Tuesday and we'll have lunch together." |
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You must be polite,
______ ______ you'll get nowhere in your profession. |
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That soldier refused
to obey his superior; ______ , he was court-martialled. |
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There was ______ a
fuss over the missing letter ______ even detectives were
employed to investigate into the matter. |
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______ Sam ______ his
best friend did their homework; ______ both of them were sent to
detention class. |
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Answers |
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This shirt would cost
only eight or nine dollars
in Oakland. |
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He missed the bus,
so he arrived late for the
meeting. |
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Our destination was
about thirty or forty
kilometers to the north. |
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We had a puncture on
the way; as a result , we
arrived at the party late. |
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5. |
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He broke the most
important rule in the club; thus, he was expelled from it. |
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You must follow the
instructions or else you
won't get the experiment correct. |
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I followed the
instructions; consequently,
I did the experiment correctly. |
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You may
either purchase this oven by
instalments or pay the full
price now. |
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You mustn't take this
route or you'll find
yourself far away from your cousin's house. |
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She didn't do as she
was told; therefore, she
was severely punished. |
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It was most fortunate
that the lifeguard was there, or else
she would have drowned. |
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I'll take
either you or your sister to
the concert. I can't take both of you, I'm afraid. |
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Neither Amy
nor Agnes wanted to go to
the pictures with us; so we
went without them. |
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We had to postpone
the match or else the other
team would not have been able to play. |
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Neither Sandra
nor Judy bothered to clean
up the mess that they had made;
therefore/so they were sent to the principal's
office. |
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"Come on
either Monday
or Tuesday and we'll have
lunch together." |
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You must be polite,
or else you'll get nowhere
in your profession. |
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That soldier refused
to obey his superior; therefore, he was court-martialled. |
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There was
such a fuss over the missing
letter that even detectives
were employed to investigate into the matter. |
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Neither Sam
nor his best friend did
their homework; consequently
both of them were sent to detention class. |
